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School's Out
‘School’s Out’ Summer Activities are back at Yours South Lynn during the six week school holiday, much to the younger residents delight. Every Wednesday from now until the 2nd September will see children (and parents!) queuing up at 11am promptly ready to indulge in the fun that awaits them.
BIG Lunch at Yours
Community spirit was the aim, and it was certainly realised during the ‘Yours’ South Lynn Big Lunch event on Sunday 19th July.
IT Development Manager Appointed
Norfolk based regeneration specialists and sustainable property developers, Morston Assets Ltd, has just announced the appointment of a new IT Development Manager to join its expanding workforce.
£7million New Hotel Planned for Barnwood
Norfolk based regeneration specialists Morston Assets have announced they have agreed to sell a prominent site in Barnwood to Litfield Land for the development of a brand new 125 bedroom hotel.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Sustainable property development and investment company, Morston Assets, has just agreed a letting with the global leader in pallet and container equipment pooling, CHEP. The multi-national pallet giant has signed a five year lease with landlords Morston Western Region Properties Ltd on four acres of open storage space at Unit 5, Pipers Lane in Ansley, Warwickshire.
Property Developer Secures Purchase
Morston Assets has announced the acquisition of the former MFI retail warehouse on Manchester Road in Bolton. The 50,000 sq ft property, situated less than a mile from the town centre and train station, was purchased by the leading sustainable property development and investment company, for £2.075 million from The Minton Group.
How the downturn hits the High Street
Walk down a high street anywhere in Britain and the odds are you'll see "to let" signs.
Developer wins praise for ecological approach
A plan by Morston Assets, a Norfolk-based property development group, to create a new community in central Scotland has been selected as one of 11 exemplar projects by the Scottish government.
Morston Assets half a billion New Village wins Scottish Government Accolade
Morston Assets half a billion New Village wins Scottish Government Accolade
Proposals by Morston Assets to establish a thriving and expanded community at Whitecross in the heart of central Scotland have been selected as one of the Scottish Government’s eleven exemplar Scottish Sustainable Community Initiative (SSCI) projects.
Morston Assets acquires former Jumpin' Jaks Night Club, Gloucester
Morston Assets and the University of Stirling
Morston Assets, the property developer behind the Whitecross SIRR (Special initiative for Residential-led Regeneration) and The University of Stirling have entered into an agreement
Acquisition of Retail Warehouse, Chapel Lane, Wigan
Morston Assets is pleased to announce the acquisition of the former MFI Retail Warehouse at Chapel Lane, Wigan
Sainsbury's plans to bring major investment to Kings Lynn
Sainsbury's plans to bring major investment to Kings Lynn with new supermarket at Hardwick Junction
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Competition 2008/9
November will see the launch of the Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 2008/09 competition supported by Morston Assets, the Norfolk Charitable Trust and the College of West Anglia.
College Campus Delays
Sainsbury's could bring 400 jobs to Kings Lynn
Sainsbury's could be set to bring 400 jobs to King's Lynn, with a massive new superstore on a prime site on the outskirts of the town, it emerged today.
Watchdog Clears 'Shocking' Ad Campaign
An advertising campaign which drew on Al Gore's global warming film to sell eco-homes has been cleared by a watchdog after complaints that it was offensive, shocking and inappropriate.
MC.NetWork 2007
South Lynn Millennium Community continues to make excellent progress
Thurlow Nunn Saab - July 07
BioPower drives into Kings Lynn
Lynn News - 14th May 07
Boost to Lynn economy with Pinguin site invesment in Kings Lynn
Eastern Daily Press - 18th May 07
Lynn's £300m green jobs boost
Paper Mills Firm Seeking Quick Decision
A £330m scheme for two recycled- paper mills in west Norfolk has been submitted to planners less than two months after the project was first announced. Family-run German paper-mill firm Palm Paper is ploughing ahead with its plans amid competition in the industry to get the first new paper mill built in the UK in years, plugging a gap in the recycled-paper industry sector.
Massive Machine on Order for Paper Mill
One of the largest orders for a paper milling machine in Europe has been placed by German firm Palm Paper, cementing the company's plans for King's Lynn. The family-run firm, which has announced plans to build a £330m recycled papermill to produce newsprint for the English market, is not due to take over the former sugar beet factory site fully until early next year.
Morston Sells Kings Lynn Industrial Park
The Herald - 23rd May 07
Bank of Scotland Corporate yesterday consolidated what could become a potential £200m stake in a sustainable development company
Waterside Bid Later This Year
The developer behind Newcastle's proposed Waterside Quarter says it is likley to submit a planning application for the area later this year
Eastern Daily Press - July 06
Norfolk Constabulary use Morston's Kings Lynn Millennium Community project as model for Secure by Design.
The Sentinel - July 06
Morston Assets, owners of Marches House in Newcastle town centre, are splashing out more than £1.5m on refurbishment to create offices for 250 workers.
Business Property - March 06
Morston Assets has started construction of the first phase on its Kingswood Lakeside Office Scheme at Cannock. The first office project on this major new development site will see 70,000 sq ft of self-contained, two-storey offices taking shape - 11 of them in all - by July, with floorspace ranging from 1,529 sq ft to 5,519 sq ft. Morston Assets have been involved with the Kingswood Lakeside project since 1997.
The Herald - March 06
One of Kwik-Fit founder Sir Tom Farmer's core investment companies has more than quintupled profits after its portfolio generated a sharp rise in income. Morston Securities, which is based in Norfolk, posted a pre-tax surplus of £2,323,154 in the year to July 31, 2005, up from £462,010 in the previous 12 months. Turnover climbed from £1.5m in 2004 to £3.5m. Morston paid £2.9m in interest on borrowings in 2004/05 including bank loans of £48m. It ended the year with net assets of £5.7m.

Latest News

11 February 2010
Gloucester - Residential Land Sold to Newland Homes
08 February 2010
Planning consent granted for Phase 2 of Yours South Lynn
27 January 2010
Chain Lane Shopping Precinct Prospers
22 January 2010
South Lynn: Phase 2 of development revealed
13 January 2010
St David's House, Dalgety Bay sold
07 January 2010
New lease to Countrywide Stores
16 December 2009
New lease completed with Pinguin Foods UK Ltd, Kings Lynn
14 December 2009
New Tenant, Chain Lane, St Helens
10 December 2009
Whitecross Gets Ready to Boom
24 November 2009
Two new lettings at Aylsham Way, Norwich.
10 November 2009
Morston Assets co-hosts Building Britain Roundtable with Centre for Social Justice
21 October 2009
Tenancy at Will agreement completed
21 October 2009
1.36 acre land sale at Barnwood, Gloucester
21 October 2009
Rooms 103, 104 & 105 of Morston House, Newcastle-under-Lyme, let to North Staffordshire PCT
16 October 2009
Lease Renewal - Barnsley
15 October 2009
Acquisition - Bishop's Lynn House, Kings Lynn
15 October 2009
Outline planning permission granted at Lower Kersal
07 October 2009
Planning consent granted for Former MFI - Wigan
05 October 2009
Campaign launched to find house builder partner for Yours South Lynn, Norfolk.
29 September 2009
Deal signed with Bloors
22 September 2009
New tenant at Unit A1, Morston Quays, Wallsend
21 September 2009
Campaign launched to find house builder partner for Yours Calder Bank, Coatbridge.
15 September 2009
Congratulations to Palm Paper
30 July 2009
Schools Out
30 July 2009
BIG Lunch at Yours
29 July 2009
IT Development Manager Appointed
15 July 2009
£7million New Hotel Planned for Barnwood
08 July 2009
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
06 July 2009
Property Developer Secures Purchase
17 June 2009
Developer wins praise for ecological approach